Weather roundup and local notices from May reporting
The daily page lists high and low temperatures across multiple cities, extended forecast with chances of showers, barometric readings, sunrise and sunset times, and May rainfall totals. It also includes births at St. Luke's, police fire calls, traffic fines, and funeral notices across several Iowa towns.
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Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Minneapolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Rota
Seattle
Angeles
Washington
Nixon pledge limits options on Vietnam conflict
The article notes President Nixon pledging actions to stop South Vietnam’s fall without bombs or American troops, suggesting only Hanoi’s voluntary halt or battlefield changes beyond U.S. control can affect outcomes. The piece emphasizes the constrained choices facing U.S. policy amid ongoing fighting.
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Nixon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
72 More Planes Head for Viet
The Pentagon said 72 more F-4 Phantom fighters are moved into the Vietnam war zone, signaling an intensified bombing effort. The four squadrons, totaling 72 aircraft, are departing Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico for Thailand, bringing total U.S. combat planes in the theater to over 800.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Indo-China
Read and Use Want Ads Regularly
A compact guidance note urging readers to rely on want ads for locating needed items. Encourages frequent scanning of classified notices to find opportunities and connect with sellers.
U.S. assesses TOW missiles amid Hue battle and An Loc fighting
Vietnam reports test of TOW type missiles on abandoned tanks as defense officials visit Saigon to review new weapons. Hue comes under Communist assault with rockets and mortars hitting Camp Eagle and Base King while An Loc endures heavy artillery pressure and a stalled counteroffensive on Highway 13.
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Jane’s
Saigon
Barry J. Shillito
Hue
Camp Eagle
King
Quang Tri
An Loc
Highway 13
District Court Jury To Report May 15
Linn district court announces petit jury panel must report on May 15. Jurors should appear on the third floor of the courthouse unless notified otherwise by Clerk of Court Kenneth Perry.
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Linn District Court
Petit Jury
Kenneth Perry
Court House
Obituaries for Morehead Hiles and Larsen in Cedar Rapids area
Victor I. Morehead 80 long time Cedar Rapids resident died after a long illness. He served in World War I, worked 45 years for Rock Island railroad and was active in several fraternal and veteran groups. Services Monday at the Chapel of Memories with burial at Cedar Memorial. Ethel E. Hiles 46 died in Missouri. former Cedar Rapids employee of Collins Radio and Craemer s with two sons. Anna C. Larsen 67 Cedar Rapids widow of Marius Larsen died. services planned at Turner Chapel East with calling hours.
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Victor I. Morehead
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Columbus
Ohio
Gertrude F. Kimball
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Mr. Morehead
Crescent Lodge
AF and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
American Legion Hanford Post
Richard Morehead
John Morehead
Byron Morehead
William Morehead
Tama
Harold Davis
Marion
Lawrence Morgan
Center Point
James H. Riegel
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Cedar Memorial
Hanford Post
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Dudley Hiles
Church of God Prophecy
Faxton
Collins Radio Co
Craemer
Dudley
Michael
McMickle Funeral Home
Charleston
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Katherine Kirk Jeffrey obituary in Oklahoma City
Katherine Kirk Jeffrey 85 widow of Ray E. Jeffrey died Thursday in Oklahoma City. She was born March 15 1887 in Cedar Rapids and moved to Oklahoma City in 1968. Survived by daughter Mrs John W Records Oklahoma City son Kirk Jeffrey Los Angeles eight grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Graveside services 3 30 p m Saturday Oak Hill cemetery conducted by Rev John S Shew. Friends may call Turner chapel east 9 a m to 2 p m Saturday.
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Anna C. Larsen
Thirty-fifth Street
Marius Larsen
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Larsen
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Phillis Gott
Fairfax, Va
Lillian Benesh
Walter Shadle
John Christensen
Central City
Turner Chapel East
Turner East
Katherine Kirk Jeffrey
Ray E. Jeffrey
Oklahoma City
Okla
Coe College
Chicago Conservatory of Music
First Presbyterian Church
John W. Records
Kirk Jeffrey
Los Angeles
Oak Hill Cemetery
John S. Shew
Funeral services and arrangements listed for multiple individuals
Amy A Lilyard and Margaret K Prost have funeral services planned at Chapel of Memories and Lovely Lane United Methodist Church respectively with burials at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. George Turner at Turner west chapel will have a cremation and committal with calls allowed until 2 30 p.m. Saturday. casket remains closed.
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Lilyard
Amy A
Chapel of Memories
John M. Hardy
First Christian Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home
Hoke
George
Turner Chapel West
Richard A. Osing
Turner West
Prost
Margaret K
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
Don F Maple
Cedar Memorial
Turner East
Soviet Russian Delegation Plans American Seminar Tour
A Soviet delegation led by Rubtsov will visit New York Washington Dallas and Cedar Rapids to discuss off course navigation air ground communication and air traffic control systems. John H. Boyle Collins vice president confirms the Moscow follow up talks with Soviet aviation officials and the group will meet ARINC FAA and Flight Safety Foundation personnel.
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New York
Washington
Annapolis
Dallas
Cedar Rapids
John F. Kennedy
ARINC
FAA
Flight Safety Foundation
Collins
John H. Boyle
Collins International
Moscow
Rubtsov
I. Belyayev
Telecommunications Board
V. M. Mironov
Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute
P. I. Vlasov
Institute For Flight
Ministry of Aeronautical Industry
V. M. Vassiltsev
Technical
V. M. Ivanov
Aviaexport
Cedar Rapids airport bond plan eyed for 20 million upgrade
Airport Manager Roy Jameson outlined a three phase expansion projected at 20 million with 7.5 million in federal aid and 12.5 million local share. The plan, not binding, aims to attract new industry and notes regional airport talks with Johnson County. The bond would cost Cedar Rapids homeowners about 96 over the bond’s term.
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Roy Jameson
Jameson
Airport Commission
Hines Friday
Hines
Federal Aviation Agency
City Hall
General Mills
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Nixon widens lead as primaries count decisively in Tennessee
With 98 percent of precincts in, Nixon dominates the Republican primary winning 108 713 votes or 96 percent. Wallace tops the Democratic field for third place in delegates while Muskie slips from third to lower positions as McGovern leads with 26712 delegates. The busing referendum passes by 80 percent.
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Shirley Chisholm
New York
Memphis
Nixon
Wallace
Humphrey
McGovern
Chisholm
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
Wilbur Mills
Eugene McCarthy
Vance Hartke
John V. Lindsay
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Paul McCloskey
John Ashbrook
Muskie
One phone call puts a low cost want ad to work
A brief advertisement promises quick results from a low cost want ad. Readers are urged to call 398 8234 to place the ad and reach potential customers.
Skyjacker Flees with 300000 at Dulles Stop
An armed hijacker seized an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 after leaving Allentown and obtained 300000 dollars plus six parachutes during a Dulles stop. The plane refueled and resumed flight with 48 passengers and one stewardess released. two interceptors pursued the jet.
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Washington
Eastern Airlines
Dulles International
Dulles
Pentagon
Allentown
Washington National Airport
Miami
Ohio Primary Tally Narrow as Humphrey Leads
In Columbus AP reports Humphrey holds at least 57 Democratic convention votes with a likely total of 77 after tabulating 500 remaining precincts minus 28 in Cleveland. McGovern appears set for 63 delegates with 27 secured and 36 more in district races. A federal judge ordered a second primary for 16 Cuyahoga precincts. 28 more may be added.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hubert Humphrey
Cleveland
Humphrey
George McGovern
Cuyahoga County
County Board of Elections
Suit Dismissed Over Cuyahoga Primary Results
Federal judge Frank Battisti dismissed a suit seeking to invalidate Cuyahoga county primary results. He ruled sufficient access to the polls was provided by the court on election day.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Frank Battisti
U.S. District Court For
Ohio
Robbery Leads to Chase and Crash in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids early Friday two men wanted for Missouri escape prompted a sequence of crime and pursuit. An armed robbery at Talk of the Town Books resulted in $400 to $500 taken and a car with Missouri plates linked to suspect Melvin Pierson. A chase ended in a wreck on Third Avenue SE. passenger William Lewis was injured and jailed accomplice Michael Moore faced multiple traffic and weapons charges.
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Third Avenue
Third Street
Fifteenth Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Moberly
Talk of the Town
First Avenue SE
Michael D. Anderson
Iowa
Moore
Melvin R. Pierson
Frisco
First Avenue NW
Loop
Linn County
Fifth Street SE
Second Avenue
Third Street SE
William C. Lewis
Lewis
Richard Morrow
Michael G. Moore
Fifth Street
Linn
Clark walks west to east to Missouri river hope to win votes
Former Upper Iowa professor and longtime Culver aide Clark plans a walking tour from the Missouri to the Mississippi, estimating two to three months. He joins a line of candidates using long walks to gain attention and fundraising leverage, following similar efforts by Chiles and Walker.
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Missouri River
Mississippi
U.S
Lawton Chiles
Lakeland
Fla
Pensacola
Miami
Chiles
William C. Cramer
Dan Walker
Illinois
Paul Simon
Chicago
Richard Daley
Clark
Upper Iowa
Fayette
John Culver
Cedar Rapids
Red Chinese Troops Aided Laos Border Town Capture
American military sources reported confirming information that Red Chinese troops assisted in the seizure of a town near the Chinese border and its jungle air strip in northern Laos.
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Laos
Murray Recommitted for Drug Treatment at Hazelden
U S Judge Edward J Mc Manus ordered Michael J Murray of St Paul recommitted for post hospitalization treatment at the Hazelden Foundation after a decade long struggle with drug addiction. The 24 year old has faced unemployment and instability while pursuing recovery through federal narcotics rehabilitation programs and after care services.
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U. S
Edward J. McManus
Michael J. Murray
St. Paul
Hazelden Foundation
Twin Cities
Murray
the Gazette
Anamosa
Iowa
McManus
Federal Narcotics Rehabilitation Center
Fort Worth
Texas
Ft. Worth
Catholic Social Service of
Hazelden
Iowa City violence probes show many demonstrators nonstudents
About 25 of roughly 20 000 Iowa U students were involved in rock throwing while police noted cars with out of state plates. Gov. Ray said the event was not mass rally and pledged firm action to stop violence.
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Iowa City
Washington, D.C
Robert Ray
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